Louis CK drops a comeback special that makes light of his misconduct controversy - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-05-2020, 04:46 AM

https://variety.com/2020/digital/new...oo-1234571387/

The disgraced comedian spent last month filming the Washington, C.C. special titled Sincerely, which was released on his website Saturday for $7.99, for those who "need to laugh." “How was your last couple of years? How was 2018 and 2019 for you guys? Anybody else get in global amounts of trouble?” CK said after being greeted with a standing ovation, as immediately tackled his sexual misconduct controversy from November 2017, according to Variety. CK explained why he liked to masturbate in front of women. “I like jerking off, I don’t like being alone, that’s all I can tell you," he said, according to Variety. "I get lonely, it’s just sad. I like company. I like to share. I’m good at it, too. If you’re good at juggling, you wouldn’t do it alone in the dark. You’d gather folks and amaze them." Variety also noted that CK also addressed the issue of consent, adding: "Throughout the profanity-filled special, C.K. makes jokes about necrophilia, pedophilia, terrorism, people with disabilities, the Holocaust and other touchy subjects, much to the audience’s amusement. In one joke about ordering sushi, he also puts on a stereotypical Japanese accent."

Chocolate Moose · 04-05-2020, 01:31 PM

It's $7.99. The way it's worded, I thought it was free.

TMC · 04-07-2020, 04:52 AM

Louis CK's new comedy special was made for an audience watching out of spite

In his self-released new comedy special, Sincerely, CK tries to offer advice for his audience to avoid masturbating in front of someone without their consent. "If you ever ask somebody, 'May I jerk off in front of you,' and they say yes, just say, 'Are you sure?' That’s the first part," he says. "And then if they say yes, just don’t f*ckin’ do it. Just don’t do it." As Matthew Dessum points out, "there’s no reason Sincerely had to be an apology tour—the smart move would have been preceding it with actual apologies—but addressing his misconduct while framing it so disingenuously (for starters, the New York Times’ reporting suggests many of C.K.’s victims never offered anything approaching their consent) is worse than not bringing it up at all. Not that you’d get that impression by watching Sincerely: Judging from the audience reaction when Louis brings up his scandal, 51 minutes into the hourlong special, that’s what everyone came to hear. Which brings us back to Louis C.K.’s audience. On Saturday, when he announced that he was releasing Sincerely, Twitter exploded with cheers from people who were watching entirely out of spite: Louis C.K.’s new fanbase. Whatever is going on there, it isn’t about comedy, it isn’t about Louis C.K., and it especially isn’t about Louis C.K.’s jokes. Serving as a proxy for such people is one way to make a living, I guess, and everyone involved in that transaction deserves one other. But it’s a waste, and I find it so depressing and boring—the special, Louis’ new fans, Louis himself—that I don’t ever want to give any of it my time or attention again." ALSO: All of this consent talk is in service of presenting Louis CK as a blameless perv who learned the hard way that nonverbal cues are important.

04-05-2020, 04:46 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Louis CK drops a comeback special that makes light of his misconduct controversy https://variety.com/2020/digital/new...oo-1234571387/ The disgraced comedian spent last month filming the Washington, C.C. special titled Sincerely, which was released on his website Saturday for $7.99, for those who "need to laugh." “How was your last couple of years? How was 2018 and 2019 for you guys? Anybody else get in global amounts of trouble?” CK said after being greeted with a standing ovation, as immediately tackled his sexual misconduct controversy from November 2017, according to Variety. CK explained why he liked to masturbate in front of women. “I like jerking off, I don’t like being alone, that’s all I can tell you," he said, according to Variety. "I get lonely, it’s just sad. I like company. I like to share. I’m good at it, too. If you’re good at juggling, you wouldn’t do it alone in the dark. You’d gather folks and amaze them." Variety also noted that CK also addressed the issue of consent, adding: "Throughout the profanity-filled special, C.K. makes jokes about necrophilia, pedophilia, terrorism, people with disabilities, the Holocaust and other touchy subjects, much to the audience’s amusement. In one joke about ordering sushi, he also puts on a stereotypical Japanese accent."

04-05-2020, 01:31 PM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	It's $7.99. The way it's worded, I thought it was free.
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04-07-2020, 04:52 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Louis CK's new comedy special was made for an audience watching out of spite In his self-released new comedy special, Sincerely, CK tries to offer advice for his audience to avoid masturbating in front of someone without their consent. "If you ever ask somebody, 'May I jerk off in front of you,' and they say yes, just say, 'Are you sure?' That’s the first part," he says. "And then if they say yes, just don’t f*ckin’ do it. Just don’t do it." As Matthew Dessum points out, "there’s no reason Sincerely had to be an apology tour—the smart move would have been preceding it with actual apologies—but addressing his misconduct while framing it so disingenuously (for starters, the New York Times’ reporting suggests many of C.K.’s victims never offered anything approaching their consent) is worse than not bringing it up at all. Not that you’d get that impression by watching Sincerely: Judging from the audience reaction when Louis brings up his scandal, 51 minutes into the hourlong special, that’s what everyone came to hear. Which brings us back to Louis C.K.’s audience. On Saturday, when he announced that he was releasing Sincerely, Twitter exploded with cheers from people who were watching entirely out of spite: Louis C.K.’s new fanbase. Whatever is going on there, it isn’t about comedy, it isn’t about Louis C.K., and it especially isn’t about Louis C.K.’s jokes. Serving as a proxy for such people is one way to make a living, I guess, and everyone involved in that transaction deserves one other. But it’s a waste, and I find it so depressing and boring—the special, Louis’ new fans, Louis himself—that I don’t ever want to give any of it my time or attention again." ALSO: All of this consent talk is in service of presenting Louis CK as a blameless perv who learned the hard way that nonverbal cues are important.